I am a professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at a Jesuit university in the US and have been traveling to Nicaragua with other professors and students since 1990. We are constantly reminded of the sorrows of the Mothers of the Heroes and Martyrs of the over 50,000 Nicaraguan sons and daughters killed by the illegal war. This war was not consistent with either U.S. or Christian values, and this invitation to North seems inconsistent with the regard with which the Franciscans have been held in Latin America.

The right to die, such as Oregon has, makes sense for all. Everybody dies, and the individual and their loved ones shouldn't suffer needlessly. Life is precious, and anyone who has seen the suffering of someone in a nursing home or the family of those who have continued to live in pain because of legal issues, may desire a kinder and more dignified option.

Drs and Pharmacies are loosing sight of why we need this controlled substance and are focusing more on the drug addicts. Because of some drug dealers and abusers, the ones that really need it are affected by this. It makes them go out and spend more money on the street than buying them legally. I feel if they make it hard on us. It's not going to change the abuse, and drug dealers are making more money and abusers are always going to be there no matter what. Give us the right to have a normal life.

If we give film companies incentives to use our beautiful state as their location, then we will be creating more jobs, and South Carolina will gain recognition as a great state. It will also bring in millions or billions of dollars in revenue.

The people of Swan Beach and Carova Beach do not want commercial development in our home neighborhoods. Spanish mustangs that roam this area are already endangered after living here for over 500 years. Commercial development will make their survival and our very way of life here impossible; it needs to be stopped.

My grandson came by my house one day telling me he had been hitch hiking and panhandling. He is 8 years old and his mother leaves him unsupervised all the time.

GOOD DAY, MY BELOVED FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I HOPE YOU'RE WELL AND YOUR DAY IS OFF TO A GREAT START. I WOULD LIKE YOU ALLTO JOIN ME TO HELP SAVE OUR LIBRARY IN RED HOOK. TO LEARN THAT THERE ARE PROPOSALS GOING AROUND TO SHELVE THE LIBRARY IS VERY DISTURBING. I URGE ALL OF YOU TO LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WE WILL FIGHT TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO SAVE OUR LIBRARY FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES OF RED HOOK. IF YOU WILL, PLEASE ALARM YOUR FB FRIENDS AND GET THEIR SUPPORT TO JOIN US IF WE SO NEED TO RALLY FOR THIS ISSUE!!!

All children need a place to grow and develop. Villa Rica is experiencing a population boom. As the city's population grows so does the need to provide services to ensure our children have a safe environment to develop into outstanding men and women. A Boys and Girls Club will provide such an environment!

A ball carrier in football needs to be held accountable for stiff arms to the face mask. Not only is it dangerous for the defender, but it also creates a unique, unfair advantage for the runner. There is consequence for "grabbing" the face mask but simply pushing a defensive player's face mask while carrying the ball is completely legal under the current NFL rules. Ball carriers need to be held to the same standards as their would-be tacklers. I say throw a flag and take this play out of a ball-carrier's arsenal!

I am disgusted that this country allows military dogs to go overseas and do our bidding but then are abandoned there and tagged as "unneeded equipment". Our cargo planes come home half empty and there is no excuse for abandoning these heroes overseas. There are plenty of soldiers and organizations that would help find these canine heroes good and loving homes.

I as well as many other students think that it is unfair to us that the Mackenzie Complex and the Main Gate Complexes no longer have cleaners while all of the other buildings have cleaners. I have gone to this school for 3 years now and this is the first semester that I have had to clean my own bathroom. I as well as the other students think that if you are going to cut our cleaners then you should reduce the amount that we have to pay to go to Alfred State.

There have been to many incidents where dogs have been severely injured or killed while performing the duties of protecting their home. In some cases, non-reactive dogs have been killed as well. A dog by the name Kilo Stray "Papa Bear" was recently tased and euthanized because officers entered a home and would not let the responsible adult put him away. This petition calls upon the Senate to pass a law that states if there are posted signs at all entries saying that there are dogs inside, officers are required to bring a person from the animal control department to safely restrain any dogs, so the officers may focus on executing their duties without hurting any human companions in the process.